6/16/2023 0 Comments Who plays farkle![]() But all the social stuff? Nah, he doesn't have it. This isn't very scientific, but I took a quick "Does my child have Aspergers?" test online and found Farkle only fit 4 out of 20 criteria for warranting evaluation, mainly related to insistence on routines and things being done a certain way. He recognizes other people's emotions, he just hasn't shown much interest in them, and while Eric may jokingly call him 'Robot', he doesn't actually act like one, he's actually a very lively young boy, without issues with eye contact, withdrawn social nature, etc. Farkle's odd, but he's not odd in an autism spectrum way, so that as sort of a hand-wavey 'excuse' never gelled with me. He also turned out not to have Aspergers, which is good, because I never really bought that. There are things I liked here, Farkle seemed to be identifying his own weird behavior (particularly with regards to his fantasy relationships between Maya and Riley) and took steps to grow up and change them, to mature as much emotionally as he has physically between Donnie Barnes and, just, puberty. This episode sought to rectify that, while also tackling the serious subject of autism. ![]() We're halfway through and no episode has featured him as the main character and with young male additions like Zay and Charlie, plus a stronger focus on Lucas as a character than Season 1 had, it's been easy for Farkle to get lost by the wayside, particularly as he's not part of any of the show's possible romances. Other than his Donnie Barnes physical transformation, Farkle's been pretty under served this season. There seemed to be a lot of excitement surrounding this episode and it's easy to understand why. About the name - I'm seeing some sources saying "Girl Meets Farkle" and some saying "Girl Meets I am Farkle." But the "I am Farkle" sources look a bit more official (including, for instance, Disney Channel itself) so I'm sticking with that for now.
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